Improvement in gates



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FRANK H.` Meenonen, or comme, NEW YORK. o

Leners Patat No: 97,947, daad Bamba-14.1369.

IMPRovEMx-:NT IN GATES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters -Patent and making `part of the same.

Be it known that I, FRANK H. MCGEORGE, of Corning, in the county of Steuben, and vState of [New York, have `invented. a new and `useful Improvement in Gates; .and do hereby declare that the following -is a f ull and exact description of the same, reference 'being `had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon. i y

This invention relates to that class of gates which is operated by means of cords and rings or handles,

` for the purpose of. enablingpersons on horseback or in` carriages toyentei without dismounting to open the gate; and

-It consistsi V First, in the combination of stationary pulleys with a slotted wheel attached tothe top of the main gatel post, which moves horizontally upon a pin-in the plate of the post-cap. .i l

Second, with a catch `ot' peculiar construction, by means of which the gate is securely held whenopen.

Third,in thepeculiar construction and arrangement of part-s, whereby the operating-mechanism is cornpactly located in the cap of the bearing-post, and se-r curelyprotected from `the weather.

'In the drawings`` Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofthe gate i when opened;

"Figure 2'repr`esents a plan View, with the gate closed. L

Figures 3, 4, and 5 represent views of parts del i To enable ophers skilled i`n the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe fully its' construction and operation.

A and A represent foundation-beams, which are laid down and` secured in any proper manner.

B Bl represent the posts, between which the gate swings, and

B2 B?, the pulley-posts, which support the cords and rings, as shown. y i

The peculiar construction of the posts B1 vBH32 is notessential, asno part of my invention relates to them, y

The post B, howeyeris provided'with a hollow cap, B2, within which the main part of my operatingmechanism islocated. v

The cover of this cap should ,bel made` removable, in order that the mechanism can be easily reached l when desired.V

-b represents the plate of the cap, which is provided withthe slotsb1 and catchesbi, as shown in lig. 4.

G represents the gate,and

c, the gate-head.

-The lower part of this head is provided with a forked arm, which bears against pins or rods, either within the post, or without, as may be preferred. in the usual well-known manner.

The upper part of the head is provided with a grooved wheel, c', which is attached to it nar its circumference, (t. e., the wheel,) as shown.

Y This wheel is secured to the plate of the post-cap by means of a pin, whichproject-s upward vfrom the plate, as shown in fig. 4, and iits in a slottedsocket inthe wheel. y

D D represent pulleys, arranged at equal distances from the wheel c', about which pass the cords e e.

These cords are attached, at their outer ends, to the hand-rings E E, which should be heavy enough t0 keep the cords tight at all times. From this point, the cords pass over the pulleys, ff, on the pulleyposts, through the flange ofthe bearing-post cap, about thel pulleys D, around the wheel c', to which latter they are securely attached, at the point x.

The operation of my improved gate is as follows z' Then it is desired to open the gate from either side, the person approaching pulls the ring upon the pulley-post. By this means, the wheel c is tirst pulled backward upon itspin, and, as the lower part of the gate-poste is stationary, it therefore vfollows that the front of the gate is tipped up. By this means, the latch is clearedfor the catch, and the gate is free to swing. The continued strain upon the sarily opened thereby:

As the topof the main gate-post c moves into the slot, b1, in the plate, it passes the catch bi, and is thus securely held open. v v

Then the gate has been passed through, a slight pull at the opposite ring will draw the gate-post back from the catch, and set it free, when it will close at once by its own weight.

The bearing-post should be arranged with one of its cornersin line with the gate, in order that the latter may be free to swing in Ieither direction without obstruction. 4

The platev of the cap may be constructed of a single piece of metal, and the cover also of a 4separate piece. l

lfdesired,.thc pulley-post may be .also similarly covered, and thel whole may be connected by a pipe or cover of any suit-able form.

The principal operating-parts may be placed in caps, which may be attached to any post by an ordinary mechanic. y

The device herein described is extremely simple in all its parts, and. yet exceedingly eliect-ive in operation. l

Having thus fully described my invention, 3. The hollow cap B1, in combination with the pul What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letleys and wheel, when provided with a cover, as and ters Patent, is for the purpose set forth.

1. The combination of pulleys D D with the slotted This specification signed und witnessed, this 18th wheel c', when arranged as described, and used in condayof October7 1869. nection with a. gate and bearing-post, for the purpose F. H. -MCGEORGE n set forth. Vitnesses: 2. p The slotted plate b, with its catch b, as described, EDM. F. BROWN,

for the purpose set forth.

FREDERIC THOMAS. 

